1. INTRODUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE
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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND APPLICABLE ADDITIONAL TERMS (DEFINED BELOW) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE, AS THEY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE WEBSITES (OTHER THAN TO READ THESE TERMS OF USE), YOU ARE AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, WHICH MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 18 BELOW. THESE TERMS OF USE REQUIRE YOU TO AGREE TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES RATHER THAN GOING TO COURT, GRANT US CERTAIN RIGHTS AND LICENSES, PROVIDE US CERTAIN INDEMNITIES, WAIVE CERTAIN OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES, AND LIMIT OUR LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS TO YOU. READ THEM CAREFULLY AND DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE OR PURCHASE OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE.
You agree that these Terms of Use are supported by good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which you hereby acknowledge. Such consideration includes, without limitation, your use of the Websites and the materials and information available on the same and the possibility of publication or publicity of your User Content.
2. TERMS OF USE OF SERVICES
- Every user should use the service(s) in a reasonable and lawful manner only. The communication(s) should not be obscene, indecent or offensive in any way. User should agree to refrain from conduct that could constitute a criminal offence or give rise to a civil liability, or otherwise violate any law or regulation. The user should agree and acknowledge that failure to abide by these Terms may subject the user to civil and/or criminal liability.
- User agrees not to post any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights. User also agrees that the posting of any material him/her shall imply that the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right in that material rests with him/her. User agrees and acknowledges that he/she shall be solely liable for any action or damages resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks, or proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from any posting made by him/her.
- The website (www.recipemasters.in) contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information including, but not limited to, photos, graphics, text, software, music, sound and videos. www.recipemasters.in owns all Intellectual Property rights in the collective and entire work placed on the service. User is prohibited from publishing, copying, or in any way exploiting, any of the content of the service, in whole or in part. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, publication, or commercial exploitation of material accessed or downloaded from www.recipemasters.in will be permitted without the express written consent of the Service Provider. In the event of authorized copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletions of author, trademark, or copyright notice shall be made. User agrees that he/she does not acquire any ownership rights by copying or downloading copyrighted material.
- You hereby grant to www.recipemasters.in a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display in India or any other part of the world any content, including recipes, your name, city and country, posted on www.recipemasters.in, in whole or in part.
- User agrees upon registration with www.recipemasters.in to provide accurate and complete name and e-mail address information, and to promptly update this information from time to time as needed.
- Postings to the interactive areas of www.recipemasters.in are not private. All other information and material the user supplies is governed by www.recipemasters.in’s Privacy Policy, which is accessible at any time from the bottom of any page on the site.
- User agrees not to impede or interfere with others’ use of the Service.
- User acknowledges that www.recipemasters.in has not reviewed and does not endorse the content of all sites linked to from this Service and is not responsible for the content or actions of any other sites linked to from this Service. Linking to any other service or site from this Service is at your sole risk.
- Every user is responsible for his OR her use of the service.
3. USER REGISTRATION
- In order to access or use some (or potentially all) of the features of the Websites, you may have to become a registered user. If you are under the age of fourteen (14), then you are not permitted to register as a user or otherwise submit personal information to www.recipemasters.in.
- If you become a registered user, you will provide true, accurate, current and complete registration information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms and, if such information changes, you will promptly update the relevant registration information. During registration, you may be required to create a username and password (a “Membership”), which may permit you access to certain areas of the Websites not available to non-registered users. You are responsible for safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality of your Membership and for restricting access to your computer so that others may not access any password protected portion of the Websites using your username in whole or in part. If you register with us, you agree to accept sole responsibility for all activities that occur under your Membership, whether or not you have authorized the activity. You agree you will not sell, transfer or assign your Membership or any Membership rights. You agree to notify us immediately at [email protected] of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Membership. We reserve the right to terminate your account or otherwise deny you access to the Websites in our sole discretion for any or no reason without notice and without liability.
4. COPYRIGHT
www.recipemasters.in reserves the right to terminate the access of users and account holders who infringe the copyrights of others. If anyone copies the literary work of someone else and posts it on www.recipemasters.in, and the copyright holder notifies us with proof of the violation, we will immediately remove the same and the user could be liable for damages. If you believe that your work has been posted on www.recipemasters.in in infringement of your copyright, you may notify www.recipemasters.in accordingly with full details.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify www.recipemasters.in and its affiliates, employees, agents and representatives, and to hold them harmless from any and all claims and liabilities (including legal fees) that may arise from your postings, or from your unauthorized use of material obtained through www.recipemasters.in, or from your breach of this Agreement, or from any similar actions arising through your use of www.recipemasters.in
6. REVIEW AND EDITING
www.recipemasters.in reserves the right to review, edit, or delete any material posted by users in the interactive areas or elsewhere on the service, at its discretion and without notice.
7. MODIFICATION OF TERMS
www.recipemasters.in reserves the right to modify or add to the Terms of this Agreement from time to time. Your use of www.recipemasters.in amounts to your agreement to comply with these modified or additional Terms.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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9. TERMINATION
www.recipemasters.in has the right to terminate your ability to access the service, for any reason, without notice.
10. JURISDICTION
You agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India and jurisdiction for any legal action or proceeding shall be in New Delhi only. You expressly agree to submit to the venue of New Delhi courts.
11. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement or portion thereof shall be declared invalid for any reason, the invalid provision or portion thereof shall be deemed omitted and the remaining terms shall be given full force and effect.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement represents the complete and entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior agreement, whether written or oral. If you do not agree with the Terms contained in this Agreement, please exit the service now.
13. USE OF SITE BROWSING HISTORY
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COPYRIGHT RELEVANT TO RECIPES
Copyright is a form of intellectual property. In India, copyrights are dealt with by the Copyright Act 1957. This Act covers work’s in which copyright subsists – e.g. original literary, musical, dramatic works and others. Recipes fall under “literary” work.
It is generally understood that an idea cannot have copyright; but the way an idea is expressed has copyright. Which means if a recipe consists of a list of ingredients followed by the method of cooking, it has no copyright – as for instance in a recipe of how to boil rice/chicken. However, if a particular recipe is published in a cookbook, and is a part of sequence of menus and other recipes, then copyright exists in that cookbook. In other words it is not just a set of recipes that is protected; rather the originality of style and expression contained in the recipe is also protected.
Suppose you try out a certain recipe from a particular cookbook and you liked the way it turned out yet you want to adapt it to suit the needs and tastes of your individualistic family – like if you feel the need to reduce the amount of oil or chilli powder then such adaptations are your own and you are not violating copyright of the original book even when you share it with other readers on www.recipemasters.in
Then again if you tried out a recipe from a particular cookbook and relished it exactly the way it is given in it, you can still share it with others if you express the method of preparation in your own words and you would not be violating the copyright. You can also state which book inspired your – the author is sure to appreciate the credit given and also feedback that may follow.
Cookery is an art as well as science, a skill that can be inherited or learnt and which is constantly evolving and adapting to the various needs. And sharing it with others can be very fulfilling. And we at www.recipemasters.in want to do just that – share this art and science with you so that you too can experience this unique fulfilment and convey it to others on www.recipemasters.in
DISCLAIMER ON www.recipemasters.in SITE
Copyright and all other intellectual property rights in the text and graphics and other material appearing on this website vests solely in Director, www.recipemasters.in. No distribution or copying of this information on any other server, or modification or re-use thereof in any manner is permitted without prior permission of www.recipemasters.in Private Limited. All material appearing on this website is without providing warranties of any kind either express or implied and no representations of any nature whatsoever are sought to be made in regard to the use or result of use thereof. Viewer Contributed Recipes, comments and suggestions about this website are invited. However, all such viewer contributed recipes, comments, suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts or other information disclosed or offered to www.recipemasters.in through this website shall be deemed to be and remain the property of www.recipemasters.in who will have the right to develop ideas either identical or similar to the viewer contributed recipes, suggestions or comments offered. www.recipemasters.in shall exclusively own all rights, present and future, to such viewer contributed recipes, comments and suggestions throughout the world and shall be entitled to unrestricted use thereof for any purpose whatsoever, commercial and otherwise, without payment of compensation.